Hi guys - I could use a little help here. I haven't used JetPlan in a few years, and never for actual Part 121 operations (was at Flexjet for a while).
I have looked through the JetPlan User Manual and don't see anything in there about an en route reanalysis. So what do you do if ATC gives you a re-route? go back to the original plan and change inputs?
Or if you have a mechanical that requires a diversion, how can you calculate a fuel burn and time to the new destination? I know the flight crews can get the information from their FMS system, but the dispatcher should be doing a cross check as verification.
Other flight planning systems I have used allow you to select a waypoint as a new POD, build a route or go direct to the alternate, enter the weight at that waypoint and now you get a new plan based on current information.
I thought I would ask here first before going to our account rep, as we are on a trial basis.
I have looked through the JetPlan User Manual and don't see anything in there about an en route reanalysis. So what do you do if ATC gives you a re-route? go back to the original plan and change inputs?
Or if you have a mechanical that requires a diversion, how can you calculate a fuel burn and time to the new destination? I know the flight crews can get the information from their FMS system, but the dispatcher should be doing a cross check as verification.
Other flight planning systems I have used allow you to select a waypoint as a new POD, build a route or go direct to the alternate, enter the weight at that waypoint and now you get a new plan based on current information.
I thought I would ask here first before going to our account rep, as we are on a trial basis.